Gisela of Swabia

Gisela of Swabia (11 November 990-14 February 1043) was Holy Roman Empress from 1027 to 1039 with Conrad II of Germany.

Biography
Gisela was born on 11 November 990, daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy. In 1002, she married Brun I of Brunswick, later marrying Ernest I of Swabia in 1012 after Brun's death. Ernest died in 1015, and she served as regent for their son Ernest II of Swabia during his early reign (her other son would become Herman IV of Swabia). In January 1017, she married Conrad II of Germany, her third marriage. She bore him Henry III of Germany and Matilda of Franconia, wife of Henry I of France.